crest
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3.9
- noun
- /krɛst/
:
cima
- The 1990 law was passed on the crest of a wave of democratic and liberal expectations in Russia.
- crest of a wave
- crest of a hill
- crest of a mountain
When Crest meets Crest, they add up and that makes a bright spot.
- When Crest meets Crest, they add up and that makes a bright spot.
- We were fighting up, and when we got to the Crest, they were raising, raising the pole.
- This correlation is the entanglement, and those little bumps slightly shift the crests and troughs of the parts of the wave function.
- If two waves are overlaid so that two crests meet at the same point, that will amplify the wave.
- In the red light that now shone from the Crest of the mountain in all eastern sky, he saw the foam and spittle run scarlet from her mouth.
- And it's just this the Crest of this tsunami that's kind of moving through the demographic and it's very much split into pre and post that time.
- It is riding the Crest of now, constantly surfing the wave of the Crest of now.
- So, you know, in a way, maybe we're just at the front of the next Crest.
Examples
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The surfer paddled hard to catch the wave just before it reached its crest.
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Stump continues walking down a crest of snow through a stand of snow-covered pines.
Fiction book (1994) -
Went up to the crest of a small mountain pass.
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Just there, at the crest of the hill.
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I sat down and looked out at mountains that rose, crest above crest, across the horizon.
Fiction book (1990) -
A tiny Stewart walks along the crest of the hill, eventually dropping out of sight.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the foreground, on a ridge crest, stand two large specimens of Cyathea arborea.
Academic text (2002) -
From the crest of the hill, we had a stunning view of the valley below.
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Standing at the crest of the mountain, she took a moment to admire the breathtaking scenery.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The upper part or surface of an object
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2.1
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
89
3.6
The highest point of a hill or mountain
47
4.1
The top part of something, for example the raised middle of a road
46
2.5
The highest point of a mountain
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1.5
The top of a hill where you can see around
20
4.4
The top point of something, like a mountain or pyramid
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3.7
The top level that something reaches
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7.4
The top edge of a hill or slope
4
1.8
The pointed top of a mountain that is the highest part
4
6.3
A high pointed rock that forms a peak
1
4.2
The top part of a long narrow hill or mountain
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3.5
The very top point of something like a tree or mountain
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7.2
The highest point of something, like a mountain or pyramid
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- Specialized
A wild orchid with funnel-shaped bright pink flowers that grows in the northeastern United States
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Etymology
Crest grew from the idea of a tuft or ridge that sticks up, from Latin crista meaning 'tuft', so the crest of a hill or wave is its highest point or 'top'.